On Wednesday 15 October 2003 the Board of Ashanti voted in favour of
AngloGold's takeover proposition. Now it is for the shareholders, Lonmin and the
Government of
Ghana, to approve the Board's decision. And then of course the
Government of Ghana holds a "Golden Share" and may still stand in the way of the
transaction if it wants to.

As a concerned citizens of Ghana I want you, the
people of Ghana, to say how you feel.

Ashanti - after all - is one of Ghana's proudest
assets.

My Mission

To make sure that the right decision is taken by the Government of Ghana. The
decision that will be in the best interest of Ghanaians in the long
term.

Why?

Why am I doing this? When I read this, I realised that all the
facts may not be known to all the parties...

"Anger and frustration over Anglo's history of manipulation and
irresponsibility has led NGOs to take their case against Anglo to the United
Nations and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). "--->

You be the judge, or decision maker

The following people have a stake in this decision.

The shareholders

The shareholders have to vote and approve the Board's recommendation.

Lonmin - They don't give a damn

Holding 28% odd shares, has already given their vote to Anglo. Why? Because
they want to divest. They want to get out of Ashanti. They do not care 1% about
the future of Ashanti. According to them Ashanti can go down the drain. All they
want is to sell their shares. And they think they can sell it quicker if they
get AngloGold shares.

And more importantly, through their publicly stated position that they will
not accept a Randgold offer unless it is a cash offer, they (or is it Anglo)
have rendered both the Board of Ashanti and the Government of Ghana powerless.
In effect this joint manipulation by Lonmin and Anglo has resulted in a scenario
that says: It's either Anglo, or its nobody!

The Government of Ghana

The Government has not made a call.

The Government of Ghana

They hold a "golden share". In other words, they can veto any decision.

The people of Ghana - You! We!

We will have to live with this decision. Our children will have to live with
this decision. Our grandchildren will have to live with this decision.
Like the people of Zambia have to live with environmental destruction after 70
years of Anglo's "plundering of their piece of the Earth".